Article: The Christ Hospital Implements First eICU(R) Program in the Greater Cincinnati Tristate.

Expanding Critical Care Intensivist Coverage to Surrounding Communities

CINCINNATI, Sept. 30, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- The Christ Hospital will become the first in the Greater Cincinnati Tristate to implement an eICU(R) Program designed to improve critical care delivery and save lives. The eICU Program, patented by VISICU, combines early warning software and remote monitoring to connect off-site critical care physicians and nurses to ICU patients around the clock. The Christ Hospital's eICU Program, called Critical Connections, supplements existing ICU bedside care, allowing eICU and ICU teams to work together to provide an enhanced level of proactive care. The ...

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